31 Kwakunemena wesaphulamshini, nembabatane, nelutsango lwakhona seluwile.
Babebhonsa ekhatsi emahlatsini njengetimbongolo tesiganga, bahlangane ngetinhloko phasetihlahla,
nakunjalo-ke, akuvumbuke emanyeva kulo esikhundleni sakolo; kuvumbuke lukhula esikhundleni sebhali.” Aphela lapho-ke emavi aJobe.
Umuntfu lolivila ufisa lokunyenti agcine angakatfoli lutfo; kodvwa lokhutsele unikwa lokunyenti.
Kwesaba Simakadze kuholelana ekuphileni lokwenelisako, umuntfu lonako angeke ehlelwe yingoti.
Livila liyehluleka kulima ngesikhatsi lesifanele, nase kuvunwa lona alibuyi nalutfo etsafeni.
Livila litsi: “Kunelibhubesi lapha ngaphandle; ngitawutsi ngiyaphuma lingidle.”
Tidzakwa netimiti tiphetsa ngebuphuya. Nawuphila ngekulala ungasebenti, uyawugcina wembatsa emanikiniki.
Ngatsi kube ngikubone loku, ngafundza nasi sifundvo:
Nangabe umnikati wendlu avilapha, luphahla lwendlu yakhe luyahhibika; kantsi futsi nakayingileka nje, indlu yakhe igcina seyingenela.
Manje-ke senginitjela kutsi ngitakwentani kulesivini sami: Ngitawususa lolutsango lwaso, lesivini sibhujiswe, ngitawuhhihlita nalolubondza lwaso, sinyatselwe phansi.
Ngitawusenta sibe siganga lesingenalutfo, nemvini longatsenwa, nemhlaba waso awuyikulinywa. Kuyawukwena tinchachabutane nemanyeva. Ngitawuyala nemafu kutsi anganisi imvula kuso.”
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze emadvodzeni akaJuda newaseJerusalema, utsi: “Limani umhlaba wenu longakalinywa, ningahlanyeli nje ekhatsi emanyeveni.
Kuhlanyelwa kwenhlanyelo emanyeveni kusho labalivako livi lembuso, kodvwa tinhlupheko macondzana nalemphilo nelutsandvo lwebunjinga kuyaye kuliminyetele livi bangabe basatsela titselo.
Lenye inhlanyelo yawela emanyeveni, yamila; emanyeva akhula aminyetela titfombo.
Kodvwa nangabe umhlaba umilisa emanyeva netinchachabutane, awunamsebenti walutfo, futsi usengotini yekucalekiswa nguNkulunkulu; nesiphetfo sawo kushiswa ngemlilo.